Etymology

filtrate

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Today it means: The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material. Full definition →

New Latin filtrātus
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filtrate · noun1

  1. New Latin · derived fromfiltrātus“filtered”
  2. English todayfiltrate

From the substantivation of New Latin filtrātus (“filtered”) past perfect participle of filtrō (“to filter”). Equivalent to filter (the verb) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

filtrate · verb2

From New Latin filtrō (“to filter”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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